by D. J. Henry
Chapter 4: Supporting Details
PowerPoint Presentation by Gretchen Starks-Martin St. Cloud State University, MN
(Updated Edition)
Supporting Details
Supporting
details explain, develop, support, and illustrate the main idea. A major detail directly explains, develops, illustrates, or supports the main idea. A minor detail explains, develops, illustrates, or supports a major detail.
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summary is a brief, clear restatement of the most important points of a paragraph or passage. To create summary, annotate, or mark, your text during reading.
provided, chapter-end questions help you identify and remember the most important points. Some students look at the chapter-end questions before they read as a guide to their reading.
Chapter Review
Supporting details explain, develop, and illustrate a main idea. To locate supporting details, an effective reader turns the main idea into a question. A major detail directly explains, develops, or illustrates the main idea. A minor detail explains, develops, or illustrates the major detail.
Chapter Review
In a paragraph or passage, ideas usually flow from general to specific. A summary is a brief, clear restatement of the most important points of a paragraph or passage. To paraphrase means to restate the ideas in your own words. To create a summary, you can annotate or mark your text during reading by underlining main ideas and important supporting details.
Practice
Complete the Applications, Review Tests, and Mastery Tests for Chapter 4 in your book.
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